EP0885747B1 - Agent de libération pour un élément donneur de colorant utilisé dans le transfert thermique de colorant - Google Patents

Agent de libération pour un élément donneur de colorant utilisé dans le transfert thermique de colorant Download PDF

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EP0885747B1
EP0885747B1 EP19980201898 EP98201898A EP0885747B1 EP 0885747 B1 EP0885747 B1 EP 0885747B1 EP 19980201898 EP19980201898 EP 19980201898 EP 98201898 A EP98201898 A EP 98201898A EP 0885747 B1 EP0885747 B1 EP 0885747B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
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    • B41M5/382—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
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    • Y10T428/3154—Of fluorinated addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
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  • This invention relates to the use of certain release agents in dye-donor elements for thermal dye transfer systems.
  • thermal transfer systems have been developed to obtain prints from pictures which have been generated electronically from a color video camera.
  • an electronic picture is first subjected to color separation by color filters.
  • the respective color-separated images are then converted into electrical signals.
  • These signals are then operated on to produce cyan, magenta and yellow electrical signals.
  • These signals are then transmitted to a thermal printer.
  • a cyan, magenta or yellow dye-donor element is placed face-to-face with a dye-receiving element.
  • the two are then inserted between a thermal printing head and a platen roller.
  • a line-type thermal printing head is used to apply heat from the back of the dye-donor sheet.
  • the thermal printing head has many heating elements and is heated up sequentially in response to one of the cyan, magenta or yellow signals. The process is then repeated for the other two colors. A color hard copy is thus obtained which corresponds to the original picture viewed on a screen. Further details of this process and an apparatus for carrying it out are contained in U.S. patent 4,621,271.
  • the dye-donor element Upon completion of the dye transfer, the dye-donor element should separate cleanly from the dye-receiving element to give an acceptable print.
  • U.S. Patent 4,740,496 and JP 04/022,686 relates to the use of monomeric and short chain oligomeric acrylates containing perfluoroalkyl side chains in a dye-donor element.
  • a dye-donor element Although effective in preventing adhesion between a dye-donor element and a dye-receiving element, there is a problem with using such small mobile compounds in that they can promote dye mobility in the dye-donor layer leading to dye crystallization or dye build-up on the surface of the dye-donor.
  • Such dye-donor elements may then undergo transfer of dye to the dye-receiving element without the application of heat, which results in an objectionable color density appearing in an area of the print which should be without color.
  • U.S. Patent 5,223,474 relates to using higher molecular weight fluoro-chloro alkyl acrylates in a dye-donor element to increase friction.
  • fluoro-chloro alkyl acrylates in a dye-donor element to increase friction.
  • chloroalkyl polymers are known to have acidic thermal degradation products which would be potentially harmful to dyes.
  • a dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising an image dye in a polymeric binder, the dye layer also containing a release agent comprising a copolymer from the class having the following formula: wherein R 1 and R 3 each independently represents hydrogen or methyl; R 2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R 4 represents a divalent bridging group having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms; R 5 represents a haloalkyl group having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the halogen consists essentially of fluorine; x represents 25-95 weight percent; and y represents 5-75 weight percent.
  • x represents 50-90 weight percent and y represents 10-50 weight percent.
  • the release agents may be used in the invention in any amount which is effective for the intended purpose. In general, good results have been obtained when the release agent is present at a concentration of from 2 to 40 % by weight of the dye layer. In a preferred embodiment, the release agent is present at a concentration of from 5 to 15 % by weight of the dye layer.
  • R 1 and R 3 each represent methyl.
  • R 2 represents butyl
  • R 4 represents a bridging group such as -CH 2 -, -C 3 H 6 , -C 4 H 8 -, etc., preferably -C 2 H 4 -.
  • R 5 represents a perfluoro group having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • Examples of B which are fluoroalkyl acrylate or methacrylate monomers, useful for this invention include DuPont Zonyl® fluorochemical intermediates as shown in the following table.
  • Each Zonyl® material contains a mixture of compounds wherein the fluoroalkyl groups, R 5 , have a range of chain lengths (for example, C6 to C-12).
  • Examples of copolymers useful in the invention are given in the following Table 2: Copolymer MONOMER A (wt.
  • MONOMER B (wt. %) A-1 butyl methacrylate (50) Zonyl®TM (50) A-2 methyl methacrylate (50) Zonyl® TM(50) A-3 butyl methacrylate (75) Zonyl® TM (25) A-4 butyl methacrylate (85) Zonyl® TM (15)
  • any dye can be used in the dye-donor employed in the invention provided it is transferable to the dye-receiving layer by the action of heat.
  • sublimable dyes such as or any of the dyes disclosed in U.S. Patents 4,541,830; 4,698,651; 4,695,287; 4,701,439; 4,757,046; 4,743,582; 4,769,360; and 4,753,922.
  • the above dyes may be employed singly or in combination.
  • the dyes may be used at a coverage of from 0.05 to 1 g/m 2 and are preferably hydrophobic.
  • a dye-barrier layer may be employed in the dye-donor elements of the invention to improve the density of the transferred dye.
  • Such dye-barrier layer materials include hydrophilic materials such as those described and claimed in U. S. Patent 4,716,144.
  • the dye layer of the dye-donor element may be coated on the support or printed thereon by a printing technique such as a gravure process.
  • any material can be used as the support for the dye-donor element of the invention provided it is dimensionally stable and can withstand the heat of the thermal head.
  • Such materials include polyesters such as poly(ethylene terephthalate); polyamides; polycarbonates; cellulose esters; fluorine polymers; polyethers; polyacetals; polyolefins; and polyimides.
  • the support generally has a thickness of from 5 to 200 ⁇ m. It may also be coated with a subbing layer, if desired, such as those materials described in U. S. Patents 4,695,288 or 4,737,486.
  • the dye in the dye-donor element of the invention is dispersed in a polymeric binder such as a cellulose derivative, e.g., cellulose acetate hydrogen phthalate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose triacetate or any of the materials described in U. S. Patent 4,700,207; a polycarbonate; poly(vinyl acetate), poly(vinyl acetal), poly(vinyl butyral), poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile), a polysulfone, a poly(phenylene oxide) or a phenoxy resin.
  • the binder may be used at a coverage of from 0.1 to 5 g/m 2.
  • the reverse side of the dye-donor element may be coated with a slipping layer to prevent the printing head from sticking to the dye-donor element.
  • a slipping layer would comprise either a solid or liquid lubricating material or mixtures thereof, with or without a polymeric binder or a surface-active agent.
  • Preferred lubricating materials include oils or semicrystalline organic solids that melt below 100°C such as poly(vinyl stearate), beeswax, perfluorinated alkyl ester polyethers, polycaprolactone, silicone oil, polytetrafluoroethylene, carbowax, poly(ethylene glycols), or any of those materials disclosed in U. S.
  • Suitable polymeric binders for. the slipping layer include poly(vinyl alcohol-co-butyral), poly(vinyl alcohol-co-acetal), polystyrene, poly(vinyl acetate), cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, cellulose acetate or ethyl cellulose.
  • the amount of the lubricating material to be used in the slipping layer depends largely on the type of lubricating material, but is generally in the range of 0.001 to 2 g/m 2 . If a polymeric binder is employed, the lubricating material is present in the range of 0.05 to 50 weight %, preferably 0.5 to 40, of the polymeric binder employed.
  • the dye-receiving element that is used with the dye-donor element of the invention usually comprises a support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer.
  • the support may be a transparent film such as a poly(ether sulfone), a polyimide, a cellulose ester such as cellulose acetate, a poly(vinyl alcohol-co-acetal) or a poly(ethylene terephthalate).
  • the support for the dye-receiving element may also be reflective such as baryta-coated paper, polyethylene-coated paper, an ivory paper, a condenser paper or a synthetic paper such as DuPont Tyvek®.
  • Pigmented supports such as white polyester (transparent polyester with white pigment incorporated therein) may also be used.
  • the dye image-receiving layer may comprise, for example, a polycarbonate, a polyurethane, a polyester, a polyacrylate, poly(vinyl chloride), poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile), polycaprolactone, a poly(vinyl acetal) such as poly(vinyl alcohol-co-butyral), poly(vinyl alcohol-co-benzal), poly(vinyl alcohol-co-acetal) or mixtures thereof.
  • the dye image-receiving layer may be present in any amount which is effective for the intended purpose. In general, good results have been obtained at a concentration of from 1 to 5 g/m 2 .
  • the dye-donor elements of the invention are used to form a dye transfer image.
  • Such a process comprises imagewise heating a dye-donor element as described above and transferring a dye image to a dye-receiving element to form the dye transfer image.
  • the dye-donor element of the invention may be used in sheet form or in a continuous roll or ribbon. If a continuous roll or ribbon is employed, it may have alternating areas of dyes such as sublimable cyan and/or magenta and/or yellow and/or black or other dyes. Thus, one-, two-, three- or four-color elements for higher numbers also) are included within the scope of the invention.
  • the dye-donor element comprises a poly(ethylene terephthalate) support coated with sequential repeating areas of cyan, yellow and magenta, and the above process steps are sequentially performed for each color to obtain a three-color dye transfer image.
  • the process is only performed for a single color, then a monochrome dye transfer image is obtained.
  • Thermal printing heads which can be used to transfer dye from the dye-donor elements of the invention are available commercially.
  • a thermal dye transfer assemblage of the invention comprises
  • the above assemblage comprising these two elements may be preassembled as an integral unit when a monochrome image is to be obtained. This may be done by temporarily adhering the two elements together at their margins. After transfer, the dye-receiving element is then peeled apart to reveal the dye transfer image.
  • the above assemblage is formed three times using different dye-donor elements. After the first dye is transferred, the elements are peeled apart. A second dye-donor element (or another area of the donor element with a different dye area) is then brought in register with the dye-receiving element and the process repeated. The third color is obtained in the same manner.
  • Control dye-donating elements were prepared in the same manner as dye-donating elements 1-3 except that Fluorad® FC-431, a nonionic fluorochemical surfactant (3M Company) was used in place of the fluoroalkyl acrylate copolymer of the invention. Details are given in Table 4.
  • the dye-receiving element was prepared by first extrusion laminating a paper core with a 38 ⁇ m thick microvoided composite film (OPPalyte® 350TW, Mobil Chemical Co.) as disclosed in U.S. Patent 5,244,861.
  • the composite film side of the resulting laminate was then coated with the following layers in the order recited:
  • Eleven-step sensitometric thermal dye transfer images were prepared from the above dye-donating and dye-receiving elements.
  • the dye side of the dye-donating element approximately 10 cm x 15 cm in area, was placed in contact with a receiving-layer side of a dye-receiving element of the same area.
  • This assemblage was clamped to a stepper motor-driven, 60 mm diameter rubber roller.
  • a thermal head (TDK model no. L-231, resolution of 5.4 dots/mm, thermostated at 25°C) was pressed with a force of 24.4 Newton (2.5 kg) against the dye-donating element side of the assemblage, pushing it against the rubber roller.
  • the imaging electronics were activated causing the donor-receiver assemblage to be drawn through the print head/roller nip at 38.25 mm/sec.
  • the resistive elements in the print head were pulsed for 127.75 ⁇ s/pulse at 130.75 ⁇ s intervals during a 4.575 ms/dot printing cycle (including a 0.391 ms/dot cool-down interval).
  • a stepped image density was generated by incrementally increasing the number of pulses/dot from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 32 pulses/dot.
  • the voltage supplied to the head was approximately 11.5 volts resulting in an instantaneous peak power of 0.266 watts/dot and a maximum total energy of 1.09 mJ/dot.
  • the dye-donating element was separated from the receiving element immediately upon exiting the printing nip. In some cases where donor-to-receiver sticking was observed, the donor could be removed from the print using adhesive tape to allow measurement of dye density in the print.
  • the dye-receiver after printing was held at 50°C and relative humidity greater than or equal to 50% for 2 hrs. before density measurements were made.
  • the densities of all steps including Dmax and an area receiving no thermal energy (Dmin) were measured using an X-Rite® 820 Reflection Densitometer (X-Rite Corp., Grandville, MI).
  • Yellow dye-donor elements were prepared as described in Example 1 except the dye layer contained D-2 as described above (0.28 g/m 2 ) and binder compositions as given in Table 6 below:
  • Control dye-donor elements were prepared in the same manner as dye-donor elements 4-11 except for the levels of release agents. Details are given in Table 7 below: Dye Donor Element CAP Binder (g/m 2 ) Release Agent (g/m 2 ) C-4 0 A-1 (0.342) C-5 0 A-2 (0.342) C-6 0.342 none
  • the dye-receiving element was prepared as described in Example 1 with the following dye-receiving layer:
  • the prints were analyzed for Status A blue density using an X-Rite® 820 Reflection Densitometer. The results are given in Table 8. These densities were compared with the 0.06-0.07 blue density observed in the receiver before printing. In several cases, the severe adhesion of donor to receiver prevented the removal of the donor for measurement of blue density.
  • Dye Donor Element Release Agent (g/m 2 ) Print Dmax Print Dmin Donor-to-Receiver Sticking 4 A-1 (0.017) 1.26 0.06 none 5 A-1 (0.034) 1.34 0.06 none 6 A-1 (0.068) 1.41 0.07 none 7 A-1 (0.171) 1.60 0.06 minor C-4 A-1 (0.342) na 0.07 severe 8 A-2 (0.017) 1.21 0.06 none 9 A-2 (0.034) 1.11 0.06 none 10 A-2 (0.068) 1.03 0.07 none 11 A-2 (0.171) 0.86 0.06 none C-5 A-2 (0.342) na 0.07 severe C-6 none 1.31 0.07 severe
  • Dye-donor elements were prepared as described in Example 1 with the following dye layer composition:
  • Control dye-donor elements were prepared in the same manner with D-1 (0.15 g/m 2 ), Butvar B-76®, (0.226 g/m 2 ), and, Fluorad® FC-431 or FC-430 as the release agent.
  • the laydowns for the donor compositions are given in Table 9 below: Dye Donor Element Butvar® (g/m 2 ) Release Agent (g/m 2 ) 12 0.181 A-3 (0.045) C-7 0.226 none C-8 0.226 FC-431® (0.003) C-9 0.226 FC-430® (0.003)
  • the dye-receiving element was prepared as described in Example 1 with the following dye-receiving layer:
  • Dye-donor elements were prepared as described in Example 1 with the following dye layer composition:
  • the dye-receiving element was prepared as described in Example 3.
  • a dye donor binder, B-1 was prepared by making the propionate ester of Paphene® Phenoxy Resin PKHJ® using techniques similar to those described in U.S. Patent 5,244,862.
  • Dye-donor elements were prepared as described in Example 1 with the following dye layer composition:
  • Control dye-donor elements were similarly prepared containing Fluorad® FC-431 and Zonyl® FSO-100, a long-chain, fluorine-containing alcohol (DuPont), non-acrylate material.
  • Zonyl® FSO-100 is defined as F(CF 2 CF 2 ) 3-8 -CH 2 CH 2 -O-(CH 2 CH 2 O) n -OH.
  • the dye-receiving element was prepared as described in Example 3.
  • control materials C-11 to C-14
  • fluoroalkyl groups are ineffective in relieving donor-to-receiver sticking without increasing Dmin to objectionable levels, in comparison to the dye-donor elements of the invention (17 and 18).

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  1. Elément donneur de colorant pour transfert thermique de colorant, comprenant un support revêtu d'une couche de colorant comprenant un colorant d'image dans un liant polymère, ladite couche de colorant contenant aussi un agent de séparation comprenant un copolymère ayant la formule suivante :
    Figure 00290001
    dans laquelle :
    R1 et R3 représentent chacun séparément un atome d'hydrogène ou un groupe méthyle ;
    R2 représente un groupe alkyle substitué ou non substitué ayant 1 à 6 atomes de carbone ;
    R4 représente un groupe de pontage divalent ayant 1 à 16 atomes de carbone ;
    R5 représente un groupe haloalkyle ayant 3 à 20 atomes de carbone, dans lequel l'halogène est essentiellement constitué de fluor ;
    x représente 25 à 95 pourcent en poids ; et
    y représente 5 à 75 pourcent en poids.
  2. Elément selon la revendication 1, dans lequel x représente 50 à 90 pourcent en poids et y représente 10 à 50 pourcent en poids.
  3. Elément selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit agent de séparation est présent à une concentration comprise entre 2 et 40 % en poids de ladite couche de colorant.
  4. Elément selon la revendication 1, dans lequel R5 représente un groupé perfluoro ayant 6 à 12 atomes de carbone.
  5. Procédé de formation d'image par transfert de colorant comprenant :
    a) le chauffage conformément à l'image d'un élément donneur de colorant comprenant un support revêtu d'une couche de colorant comprenant un colorant dispersé dans un liant, et
    b) le transfert d'une image de colorant vers un élément récepteur de colorant pour former ladite image par transfert de colorant,
    dans lequel ladite couche de colorant contient aussi un agent de séparation comprenant un copolymère ayant la formule suivante :
    Figure 00300001
    dans laquelle :
    R1 et R3 représentent chacun séparément un atome d'hydrogène ou un groupe méthyle ;
    R2 représente un groupe alkyle substitué ou non substitué ayant 1 à 6 atomes de carbone ;
    R4 représente un groupe de pontage divalent ayant 1 à 16 atomes de carbone ;
    R5 représente un groupe haloalkyle ayant 3 à 20 atomes de carbone, dans lequel l'halogène est essentiellement constitué de fluor ;
    x représente 25 à 95 pourcent en poids ; et
    y représente 5 à 75 pourcent en poids.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, dans lequel x représente 50 à 90 pourcent en poids et y représente 10 à 50 pourcent en poids.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 5, dans lequel R5 représente un groupe perfluoro ayant 6 à 12 atomes de carbone.
  8. Assemblage pour transfert thermique de colorant comprenant :
    a) un élément donneur de colorant comprenant un support revêtu d'une couche de colorant comprenant un colorant d'image dispersé dans un liant polymère, et
    b) un élément récepteur de colorant comprenant un support revêtu d'une couche réceptrice d'image de colorant, ledit élément récepteur de colorant étant dans une relation superposée avec ledit élément donneur de colorant de manière à ce que ladite couche de colorant soit en contact avec ladite couche réceptrice d'image de colorant,
    dans lequel ladite couche de colorant contient aussi un agent de séparation comprenant un copolymère ayant la formule suivante :
    Figure 00300002
    dans laquelle :
    R1 et R3 représentent chacun séparément un atome d'hydrogène ou un groupe méthyle ;
    R2 représente un groupe alkyle substitué ou non substitué ayant 1 à 6 atomes de carbone ;
    R4 représente un groupe de pontage divalent ayant 1 à 16 atomes de carbone ;
    R5 représente un groupe haloalkyle ayant 3 à 20 atomes de carbone, dans lequel l'halogène est essentiellement constitué de fluor ;
    x représente 25 à 95 pourcent en poids ; et
    y représente 5 à 75 pourcent en poids.
  9. Assemblage selon la revendication 8, dans lequel x représente 50 à 90 pourcent en poids et y représente 10 à 50 pourcent en poids.
  10. Assemblage selon la revendication 8, dans lequel ledit agent de séparation est présent à une concentration comprise entre 2 et 40 % en poids de ladite couche de colorant.
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